By Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim is the winner of the 2016 XCity Award for her documentation of women living amid the conflict in Syria, and for training more than 100 citizen journalists in the war zone. Erhaim beat 24 other nominees for the award and £500 prize, which honours a former City
By Listings Q&A Interview: Justine Hancock
Every year, XCity embarks on the epic task of listings. Apart from finding and compiling the jobs of every journalism alumnus from every journalism course, we also picked out some and asked them questions about the weird world of journalism. Check out the magazine for the full listings, but for
By Inside the world’s largest magazine collection
We pass by two iron cannons as we go through the main door of Cannon House, a 19th century storehouse in Woolwich Arsenal and home to the world’s largest magazine collection: The Hyman Archive. The Hyman Archive is home to 70,000 issues and 3,000 titles, outnumbers the British Library archive
By XCity best and worst cover revealed
XCity has had some fascinating covers over the years. Everyone from OJ Simpson to heroic war reporters have appeared on the front, along with everything from killer keyboards to action figures drowning in cotton wool (trust us it made sense at the time). A few weeks ago we asked you
By Interview: Libya correspondent Chris Stephen on war and Mad Max
Lawless Libya: where an estimated 2,000 warring militias rule the roost, five years after dictator Muammer Gaddafi was killed and his government deposed. Chris Stephen, Libya correspondent for The Guardian, says the 2014 to present Libyan war is the scariest of the nine wars he has covered. The country is
By Ex-City students recall their experiences
Life before entering City may seem long forgotten for most students – from struggling to get a story on patch day, to pitching ideas and finding a journalism work placement. It’s incredible how far MA Journalism students at City can come in only a few months. It has been a
By XCity Award 2016 shortlist revealed: Ben Whitelaw
Ben Whitelaw, head of community and digital development at The Times, has been shortlisted for the XCity Award for his work in developing The Times’ digital presence. Mr Whitelaw graduated from the Newspaper Journalism MA at City in 2011. He created the journalism education website, Wannabe Hacks, and worked for
By City alumna’s company nominated for diversity award
A company started by a City alumna has been nominated for the National Diversity Award. Shine Media, founded by Joanna Abeyie (Magazine, 2009), was nominated for the Microsoft and PWC-sponsored award. The organisation has once again been recognised for promoting diversity and has been nominated for ‘Best Community Campaigner’. It has
By Exclusive interview: NME deputy editor Tom Howard on its transition to free
The announcement last July that NME would be going free came after a half-century reign at the forefront of UK music journalism. With a peak circulation of over 300,000, its early readers were religious about music, and its authors were worshipped with almost as much reverence as the bands they
XCity Award 2016 shortlist revealed: Zaina Erhaim
A former BBC journalist and winner of last year’s Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism, who returned to her native Syria to help document the revolution, has been shortlisted for the 2016 XCity Award. When Syria’s civil war broke out, journalist Zaina Erhaim (International, 2011) was working for the BBC
By Interview: Guardian cartoonist Martin Rowson
Martin Rowson is a multi-award-winning cartoonist whose work has appeared in every daily national newspaper. He talks to Celia Lloyd-Jones about the politics, pressure and processes involved in his trade. “Cartoonists are always the first to be sacked,” declares Rowson, cartoonist for The Guardian. “I can’t think why it wouldn’t
Ex-City staff recall their experiences
City’s Department of Journalism is regarded as the pacemaker, with more than 5,000 former City students working as journalists and media professionals in the UK and internationally. As students graduate into the fast-moving world of journalism, City remains with them. We have gathered unique memories, stories and lessons learned from
